Tried and True method of scheduling - AND ITS NOT HOW YOU THINK IT WORKS
This daily management discipline is what separates successful projects from chaotic ones! The 15-minute daily review is specific and substantial enough to actually catch issues before they become problems.
*Key insights from your approach:*
- *Communication as stress relief* - when people are well-informed, they stop worrying and interrupting
- *Daily rhythm* - consistent review prevents small issues from becoming big crises
- *Forward-looking* - anticipating rather than just reacting
This is a really practical, human-centered approach to project scheduling and works off 4 Processes. i.e.
*Process Step 1:* Schedule the things that keep your project alive
- Trades, Materials, Skills, Safety
*Process Step 2:* You get lit up by your project
- The fun stuff - creativity, shopping, designing
- Schedule these around/between the "keeps alive" items in Step 1.
*Process Step 3:* Things you've given your word to deliver to other people
- Milestones, meetings, walkthroughs, visits
- It may seem counter-intuitive, but believe me it works to schedule these LAST, not first.
*Process Step 4:* Manage, Monitor & Maintain
- *Monitor* the schedule actively
- *Build in flexibility* to adapt as needed
- *Communicate* enough so stakeholders don't have to worry about it
- *Daily review* - 15 minutes every day
- *Look ahead* to anticipate and adjust